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Assessing the potential soil acidification risk under dryland agriculture in the Mlondozi district in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa

H.G. Jansen van Rensburg Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A.S. Claassens Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa
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D.J. Beukes ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa
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H.L. Weepener ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa
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P.J. Beukes ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 244-253 | Accepted 08 Sep 2009, Published online: 07 Mar 2013

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